I would think that is possible. That would say acetone should be tried at least. Usually no damage is done to a silver coin with it.
True, nothing for sale at that prices, premiums went through the roof. I wonder if there is an "ASE Index" or similar, listing the price of a...
Um, he is a senior grader, (sorry @Insider do not know your official title), at a major TPG. I would trust his opinion on authenticity sir. Not...
Considering cents have been 99% zinc since 1983, I doubt it would affect the copper market sir. Copper miners actually are lobbying to do away...
I thought I read they were issues X pounds of metal and were expected to return X coins. That is how they controlled for that. For precious metal...
100 Euros. Not sure you can buy much for 100 Euros today in terms of group lots. You did fine there. I am finding myself, (surprisingly),...
Care to name the auction house? As a group lot buyer, I am always interested in how the houses present them. Of course, the best, (for me), is...
To me, one should always place a details coin in jewelry since it will become that, (and mount removed), eventually. If this is true, I have no...
I hear you. To me, there are two "markets" here, spot and premium. The spot market is much faster to go up and down. This is large, industrial...
That is where I am for silver. Total all in price not cheap enough. It has to be a really good deal for me to buy silver anyway. I kind of have...
Depends on where you are with your stacking. Myself, $21 is a decent price, but premiums still high. I am waiting for premiums to be reasonable. I...
Not in the open water like that. Silver corrodes a little, but copper disintegrates. However, there has been coins found protected in pots that...
I agree. I believe just LIBERTY and the country should be the minimums. It was a Civil War thing that certain segments of society later latched...
The 08 with motto is one of those weird issues. Its much scarcer than no motto, yes, but no motto has a huge type coin demand the with motto...
So now, with Judaism Christian morals, believe you are morally superior to those with different moral codes in other cultures or thousands of...
The ancient Romans and Greeks, along with a lot of other cultures would disagree. Your "ever" statement is patently untrue. Of course in modern...
I understand Jim, but I simply refuse to destroy history. I have paper CSA notes with slaves pictured, many, many coins with swastikas, (from...
Hate the message, not the coin. I would put it in my black box of stuff accumulated that is not in my collection but not wanting back in the...
Complete? Do I own multiple copies of numismatic item I am interested in? If not, then no. Since this is under paper money, I don't have a...
I will be there Saturday. Not much for me to buy there except trinkets for the kids like 1 ounce silver things, but I usually attend.
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